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Crossing Cultures Devotional Making Disciples

Beggars at the gate

Beggars at the gate take their chances.

And decide, whether it means food or death, they’ll surrender. 

They’re going to die anyway in the midst of siege and growing scarcity.

So they head to the enemy’s camp.

Beggars at the gate. Image by Patrick Hendry, Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples Memoir

Emptied

Emptied. 

Called to have the same attitude as Christ. 

Yet this earthen vessel still reveals trace amounts. Vestiges of pride and selfish ambition. Clutter.

And I learn my emptied is not a one-time thing.

But daily.

Emptied. Image by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash.
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Surrender and worship

Picking through pieces of my journal, I come across a scattering of words. Spiraling down the page in quick succession. Heart cry detailing the inner work of surrender. Submission.  Worship.

Two hands, opened with palms up.
Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash